What color is #DEDDBC?

#DEDDBC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDDBC?

The RGB value is 222, 221, 188: 222 red, 221 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDDBC?

The complementary color is #BCBDDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDDBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDDBC color

#DEDDBC rgb(222, 221, 188)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DEDDBC is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 86.7% green and 73.7% blue (222, 221, 188).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 34% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fern (#E1DDBF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#DEDDBC color codes

HEX	`#DEDDBC`
RGB	`rgb(222, 221, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 86.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 34%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.42, -5.15, 16.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.42, 17.15, 107.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.057, 70.874, 57.82)`
Decimal	`14605756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDDBC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DEDDBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDDBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DEDDBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deddbc; }
.text { color: #deddbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deddbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 221 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deddbc, #cedebc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DEDDBC?: #DEDDBC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDDBC?: The RGB value is 222, 221, 188: 222 red, 221 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDDBC?: The complementary color is #BCBDDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDDBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.